The 11 Best Games Like 'The Quarry'

Supermassive Games already got the full intro treatment already. But now it's time to check out their most heralded projects since they are all top picks for gamers on the lookout for games like The Quarry. So The Inpatient is actually a prequel to Until Dawn, plus it's only compatible with the first PlayStation VR headset. From a first-person perspective, you'll step into the role of an amnesiac patient fighting to regain their lost memories while they're trapped within the creepy "Blackwood Sanatorium." Dealing with intense levels of fear with a VR headset strapped onto your head will bring you that much closer to the creepy action.

Supermassive Games' next title on this list is the game that put them on the map. Upon release, gamers recognized that group of game creators' ability to produce horror experiences that implement point-and-click adventure game mechanics. The studio's Sony Computer Entertainment-published PS4 classic is Until Dawn, an interactive drama centered on a group of kids being terrorized by a supernatural being in the middle of the woods. You'll need to make quick decisions while in danger, strike up some revealing conversations with your friends, and figure out who/what is putting everyone's lives in danger. Keep track of all your significant decisions that play a huge part in the game's "Butterfly Effect" system.

Once Bandai Namco Entertainment took over publishing duties for Sony Computer Entertainment post-Until Dawn, Supermassive Games kicked off a new anthology of horror-themed interactive drama experiences. All those games fall under the umbrella of The Dark Pictures Anthology and the first release in that series is Man of Medan. The story here sees a group of young sea explorers getting trapped on a ghost ship, which is full of horrifying threats that may or may not be real. Once again, you'll have to make the sort of choices that push the story along the way you'd see fit and help keep everyone alive (which is a lot harder than it sounds). The implementation of two-player online co-op and the five-player "Movie Night" mode.

Next up on our collection of the best games like The Quarry is Little Hope, which follows a group of four students who find themselves lost in the small town of Little Hope, Massachusettes. And as one would expect, their current predicament puts them in the crosshairs of unrelenting demons. The main theme that pushes this game's story forward is the Salem Witch Trials and the mass paranoia that came from such a terrible period in time. Man of Medan's local and online multiplayer options come up here once again, plus the implementation of Quick Time Events (QTEs) and major decision-making is fully intact (it's a Supermassive Games trademark after all).

The next Supermassive Games release to get a mention on this list of the best games like The Quarry is House of Ashes, which introduces much-needed quality-of-life improvements and gameplay updates that make this sequel feel closer to your traditional survival horror romp. Five unlucky protagonists are at your disposal during a harrowing trek through an underground Akkadian temple filled with vampiric creatures. Fighting for their survival becomes a bit easier to do thanks to this game's more forgiving QTEs (the game notifies you of them so you're ready for what comes next), a fully controllable camera instead of a fixed one, and active shooting gameplay segments.

The Devil in Me showcases an evolved version of Supermassive Games moving closer towards making its Dark Pictures Anthology games embrace improvements that add an extra sense of interactivity to the whole affair. This final installment in the series' first season focuses on five members of a documentary film crew that are put in immense danger within H. H. Holmes's infamous "Murder Castle." The new features that come into play include an inventory system, tool-based brainteasers, and a new suite of movement options that make this title feel even more like your average survival horror game. And as always, major choices that impact the story and the survivability of the main characters lie at the heart of this game.

You may have already forgotten it even was a thing at some point, but Sony PlayStation actually released a cool companion app called PlayLink for mobile devices that is meant to bring other players into the fold for certain titles. One of the bigger games that work in conjunction with that app is Hidden Agenda, which is a third-person experience focused on psychological thriller elements. Quick-time events prop up on the regular and players can use the PlayLink app to vote on major decisions to pull the story forward. Keeping tabs on a serial killer with your crime-sleuthing besties should keep everyone busy with this one.

During its run as the most renowned point-and-click adventure game development studio, Telltale Games made headlines for adapting The Walking Dead comic book series into one of the greatest interactive drama games anyone has ever played. For the full experience that spans multiple seasons and spinoff stories, it's best if you seek out The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series. You'll get embroiled in a story that deals with the ramifications of a post-apocalyptic zombie outbreak that causes the worst of humanity to spring forth. Across four main seasons, you'll begin to admire Lee Everett and Clementine. Plus you'll play out the major events involving fan-favorite characters such as Michonne and so much more. Fans of games like The Quarry will have their heartstrings tugged and minds blown with this comprehensive package.

When it comes to adventure games that offer a complex narrative, a troubled cast, and shocking revelations, Heavy Rain takes the cake. Originally released on PS3 and currently available in its best form on PS4, this game tells a dark and disturbing story about a man trying to rescue his son from the clutches of an origami-themed killer, whose identity will leave players gobsmacked once they're finally revealed. Heavy Rain is perhaps one of the most critically acclaimed games on this list of the best games like The Quarry. Much like Supermassive Games' game release slate, Heavy Rain’s narrative sets its hooks in you and it doesn’t relent for a single solitary second.

Heavy Rain actually comes from the adventure game-driven developers at Quantic Dream. And this next game that comes highly recommended by fans of both the genre and the studio itself is a remastered rendition of a PS2 and original Xbox cult hit. Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered spruces up a mind-bending journey centered on a pair of police detectives on the lookout for a man who's guilty of murder. The only problem is he committed that unjust crime while being possessed. This game's trippy premise and choice-driven narrative were great back then and they're still great in their remastered form.

Dontnod Entertainment is another development studio that gets a ton of cred for its strong examples of point-and-click adventure games that push deeply emotional plotlines. Twin Mirror is one of its lesser-known yet amazing releases. As the investigative journalist Sam Higgs, you'll get embroiled in a web of intrigue within his hometown of Basswood, West Virginia. You'll find yourself caught up in some supernatural elements, such as being able to talk to your "Double" to dig through your conflicted thoughts and relive traumatic events in the mysterious "Mind Palace."